
Peter Weber, The Week US
Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University. He graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in international studies and performance studies and served in the Peace Corps in Honduras.
Peter has lived in Italy and all major quadrants of the continental U.S. and currently resides in Austin, Texas, where he plays bass and rhythm cello in a garage band.
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US gives French firm $1B to quit wind farmsSpeed Read President Donald Trump has long had a vendetta against wind power
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Trump, Iran disagree if they are in talks as strikes pausedSpeed Read Trump has given Iran until Friday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
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LaGuardia closed after 2 killed in ground collisionSpeed Read Over 40 passengers were hospitalized
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ICE agents to join TSA at airport checkpointsSpeed Read Officials said the goal was to free up more TSA agents for security screenings
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Trump, Iran trade threats on oil, energy targetsSpeed Read Trump later said he would postpone strikes on these targets
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ABC pulls ‘Bachelorette’ over star’s assault videoSpeed Read The leaked video of the assault was posted by TMZ
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Trump board clears path to mint Trump gold coinSpeed Read US laws and traditions typically prevent putting living presidents on currency
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Mullin addresses temper, ‘secret’ trip at DHS hearingSpeed Read The confirmation hearing became combative between Mullin and Sen. Rand Paul
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Recriminations fly as Iran war spreads to gas fieldsSpeed Read Iran has warned nearby countries about continuing US-Israeli strikes
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Venezuela beats US for World Baseball Classic titleSpeed Read A tiebreaking double in the ninth inning gave Venezuela the 3-2 win
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Israel kills 2 top Iran officials as Trump faces dissentSpeed Read Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the militia, were killed
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Immigrant truckers to lose driver’s licensesSpeed Read A new Transportation Department rule bars asylum seekers, refugees and DACA recipients from receiving licenses
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Judge pauses most of RFK Jr.’s vaccine agendaSpeed Read The judge said Kennedy had likely violated numerous administrative procedures
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FCC’s Carr warns networks over Iran war coverageSpeed Read Carr has previously threatened talk show hosts over their views on Trump
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‘One Battle After Another’ wins top OscarSpeed Read ‘Sinners’ also won big at the awards show
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Trump demands allies, China join Hormuz escort effortSpeed Read Trump made the demand of seven countries that rely on Middle Eastern oil
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Senate passes bipartisan housing affordability billSpeed Read The bill was sponsored by Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).
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Iran leader vows oil pain in defiant first remarksSpeed Read The statement was his first since being named supreme leader earlier this week
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Britain ousts hereditary peers from House of LordsSpeed Read They will leave Parliament permanently this spring
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Trump begins lengthy process of reviving tariffsSpeed Read The White House is opening a slew of investigations into trading partners’ practices
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Alabama halts execution of man who didn’t kill victimSpeed Read Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton had left the site of the murder before it occurred
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Pope approves exit of US bishop charged with theftSpeed Read The bishop had been a major figure in San Diego’s Catholic community
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Star real estate brothers convicted of sex traffickingSpeed Read The brothers were found guilty on 10 counts of trafficking
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Anthropic sues Pentagon to lift blacklistingSpeed Read The AI firm described the DOD’s move as ‘unprecedented and unlawful’
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